NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today declined to hear a plea, filed by Lok Prahari, seeking to disclose the source of income of candidates contesting in various polls, to be revealed to the Election Commission.
A bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Jagdish Singh Khehar, refused to hear the petition. The apex court asked the petitioner-NGO to approach the High Court for relief. The petitioner submitted that the candidates should disclose their source of income to the Election Commission (EC).
Earlier, the provision was that a candidate have to declare their movable and immovable assets to the EC. (AGENCIES)
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